STOCK OPTIONS AND EMPLOYEE STOCK GRANTS |
9 Months Ended |
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| STOCK OPTIONS AND EMPLOYEE STOCK GRANTS |
NOTE 3--STOCK OPTIONS AND EMPLOYEE STOCK GRANTS
During the first nine months of 2011, options for 19,200 shares were exercised by directors for an aggregate exercise price of $175,842 with the proceeds generated from the repurchase of 1,045 shares from directors totaling $13,940 and cash received of $161,903. There were no stock options exercised during the third quarter of 2011. Also, 4,000 stock options were cancelled during the first nine months of 2011.
On January 21, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “2011 Plan”) which was approved by the Shareholders at the April 28, 2011 Annual Meeting. The 2011 Plan authorizes the issuance of incentive options for up to 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. On January 24, 2011, subject to plan approval, the Company granted options to purchase 100,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $11.55 to its CEO, which may be exercised beginning one year after the date of grant at a rate of 20 percent annually on a cumulative basis, and unexercised options expire ten years from the grant date.
On January 24, 2011, 13,420 shares were granted under the Company’s 2005 Stock Awards Plan to the CEO and on February 9, 2011, 13,300 shares were granted to certain management employees of the Company. The stock awards vest in 20 percent increments annually on a cumulative basis, beginning one year after the date of grant. In
order for the awards to vest, the employee must be in the continuous employment of the Company since the date of the award. Any portion of an award that has not vested will be forfeited upon termination of employment. The Company may terminate any portion of the award that has not vested upon an employee’s failure to comply with all conditions of the award or the Plan. Shares representing awards that have not yet vested will be held in escrow by the Company. An employee is not entitled to any voting rights with respect to any shares not yet vested, and the shares are not transferable.
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